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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh surprised the football world on Monday when he fired Cam Cameron with just three games remaining in the regular season and promoted Jim Caldwell to take over as offensive coordinator. While the timing certainly was not ideal, this move gives the Ravens an opportunity to tweak their offensive philosophy to better suit the talents of their personnel.
After studying the All-22 Coaches Film from the Ravens' most recent games, here are four moves Caldwell should make to help the offense thrive heading into the postseason:
1) Build the game plan around Ray Rice.
Rice is unquestionably one of the top runners in the NFL, but he seemed to be underutilized in Cameron's system. Rice is averaging just 16.7 rushing attempts per contest through the Ravens' first 13 games in 2012, which is down from his career average of 18.4 rushing attempts in 58 starts since taking over as the full-time starter in 2009. What's so alarming about that statistic is the fact that Baltimore is 24-5 when Rice receives at least 20 carries, including a 4-1 mark in 2012. This should prompt Caldwell to steadily feed Rice the ball. In fact, the running back should be the focal point of each week's game plan.
With Rice averaging 4.6 yards per attempt, additional carries will not only keep the Ravens' offense on schedule, but they will enable Baltimore's big, physical offensive line to wear down opponents over the course of the game. After studying the Ravens' game tape, I would expect Caldwell to call more stretch plays and lead draws to take advantage of Rice's speed, quickness and cut-back ability.
In the screengrab below, taken from Sunday's loss to the Washington Redskins, Rice is aligned at tailback in an offset I-formation. The Ravens have a stretch play called to the left of the formation:
Baltimore blocks the play perfectly at the point of attack, creating a huge crease in the middle of the defense:
Rice then jukes hard-charging Redskins safety Madieu Williams in space, blowing into the open field:
The result was a 46-yard gain.
In the following screengrab from the Ravens' Week 13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rice is aligned at tailback in an offset I-formation. At the snap, Baltimore will run a lead draw, with Rice heading to the right behind fullback Vonta Leach's block:
Rice hits the intended hole, then spots a crease to the backside:
Rice makes a nifty jump-cut and takes the ball against the grain:
After breaking free on this play, Rice scampered 34 yards for a touchdown.
Caldwell should certainly take advantage of Rice's remarkable running skills in the ground attack, but the offensive coordinator also must capitalize on Rice's talent as a receiver. Rice is an exceptional route runner out of the backfield; opponents have been unable to guard him with a single defender. This gives quarterback Joe Flacco an explosive weapon to target on underneath routes with minimal risk of a turnover or negative play.
2) Make Torrey Smith the No. 1 option in the passing game.
Smith is clearly the Ravens' most dynamic weapon in the passing game. He can overwhelm defenders on the perimeter with his blazing speed. The Ravens have capitalized on Smith's physical tools by routinely targeting him on an assortment of vertical routes outside the numbers. While these attempts have yielded big gains -- as evidenced by Smith's average of 17.5 yards per catch and 14 receptions of 20-plus yards (including four grabs of at least 40 yards) -- I believe Smith is ready for a bigger role in Baltimore's offense. He has shown glimpses of being an effective intermediate route runner throughout the course of the season. From running comebacks and curls on the outside to short crossing routes between the hashes, Smith has demonstrated the ability to get open against man or zone coverage, while also showcasing exceptional running skills with the ball in his hands. This should encourage Caldwell to feature Smith as the primary target in the route progression. One of the routes that I would expect to see in the coming weeks is the shallow cross.
In the following screengrab, taken from the Ravens' Week 12 win over the San Diego Chargers, Smith is aligned in the slot in a double-stacked formation:
At the snap, Smith catches the ball on a shallow crossing route at 5-yards depth:
The Chargers are in man-to-man coverage, but Smith's speed proves too much for nickel corner Marcus Gilchrist, and the Ravens receiver blows upfield:
Smith eluded several defenders on his way to picking up 54 yards on the play.
The Ravens could also adopt some of Caldwell's preferred routes from his time with the Indianapolis Colts to create more opportunities for Smith to make plays in the open field. One of those concepts is the smash-corner or smash-dig combination.
In the next screengrab, taken from Baltimore's Week 9 win over the Cleveland Browns, the Ravens are running a double-slot formation, with Anquan Boldin and Smith set to the right:
At the snap, Boldin and Smith will execute the snag-dig concept, with Smith running the snag at the bottom of the screen:
Smith snatches the pass, wheels back to the outside and runs away from the defense:
The result? A 19-yard touchdown.
By expanding Smith's role from strictly being a vertical playmaker to that of a traditional No. 1 receiver, the Ravens will give one of the most explosive playmakers in the AFC more opportunities to put the ball in the paint from anywhere on the field.
3) Keep Dennis Pitta and Ed Dickson on the field as much as possible.
The Ravens have a pair of young, athletic tight ends with outstanding talent in Pitta and Dickson. Each poses a tremendous challenge for opposing defenses, with plus size and skill. The Ravens should tap into both of their potential by routinely utilizing "12" (one running back, two tight ends and two receivers) and "22" (two running backs, two tight ends and one receiver) personnel packages. This will enable Baltimore to use a variety of formations to create mismatches in the run or pass game.
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In the running game, the use of 12 personnel prevents opponents from utilizing eight-man fronts to stop Rice. Baltimore can toy with alignments to create numerical advantages on the edges, spawning big-play opportunities. In the passing game, the use of 12 personnel allows the Ravens to put the defense in a quandary based on the unique talents of Pitta and Dickson. If the defense stays in base personnel, the Ravens can align Pitta out wide, to take advantage of his superior quickness, as compared to lumbering linebackers. If the opponent trots out a nickel package, Pitta's imposing size gives him an advantage over smaller defenders in space. Caldwell certainly is familiar with maximizing the 12 personnel package from his time in Indy, with Dallas Clark and a host of other tight ends playing prominent roles.
When the Ravens opt to use their 22 personnel package, they are able to create the illusion of a power running game to set up opportunities off play action. Baltimore has enjoyed success throughout the season using the package to generate explosive plays; I can envision Caldwell expanding on the grouping to help Flacco take more shots down the field. With big plays valued at a premium -- particularly in the postseason -- the Ravens should mix in a variety of multi-tight end formations to exploit potential mismatches.
4) Let Joe Flacco run the no-huddle offense.
The Ravens entered the season intent on utilizing the no-huddle offense to increase tempo. The quickened pace is advantageous for the offense, because it limits substitutions and forces defensive coordinators to simplify their calls, in the hopes of avoiding potential communication issues. This allows quarterbacks to work against vanilla fronts and coverages, leading to more big-play chances in the passing game.
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Caldwell knows all about the intricacies of the no-huddle after spending years with Peyton Manning as his quarterback. While he didn't serve as the offensive play caller in Indianapolis, he was a trusted confidant as the Colts' quarterback coach, and he obviously remained so after ascending to the head-coaching position. This insight will enable him to tailor the Ravens' playbook to suit Flacco's strengths without overloading his mind with too many checks and adjustments. By incorporating a frenetic pace and a scaled-down game plan, Caldwell can simplify things for Flacco and eliminate some of the confusing exotic pre-snap looks from opposing defenses. This will allow Flacco to play with more confidence.
A more aggressive Flacco will produce more big plays and help the Ravens' offense regain the explosiveness that has been missing in recent weeks.
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Gem Of The Mountains
Idaho is a camper's paradise. From tip to tail, this state is just as crowded with natural beauty as it is uncrowded with people. Its northern panhandle holds miles of flatwater lakes, while rivers fill the rest of the state. This is white-water country - you can't leave the state without pausing by the Snake, Salmon, Payette or Boise, to admire the raging waters. If it's skiing you crave, look no further than Sun Valley in the central High Country. Or tackle cross-country and snowshoeing trails in one of Idaho's many mountain ranges. | ||||
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This is the home of the Nez Perce, the Shoshone, and the Paiute tribes. When Lewis and Clark first crossed Idaho in 1805, they blazed a trail that would change the land and its population forever. Travelers can follow their path today and consider the perils they must have faced, as well as the beauty they would have seen. Idaho holds many terrains, including dense forests, sagebrush ranges, and alpine meadows. It is home to many threatened species including wolves, grizzly bears, salmon, and woodland caribou. Black bears, elk, deer, beavers, and river otters roam the woods. Birdwatchers will spy raptors, including falcons, ospreys, bald eagles, and great horned owls, and waterfowl such as sandhill cranes, whooping cranes, and trumpeter swans. |
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I want to use prettyprint JavaScript library in my blogs. This library is already hosted in CDN for Stack Overflow cdn.sstatic.net.
Is cdn.sstatic.net a public CDN?
Can I use it in my blog or website with out a fee?
Who should be contacted to get permission or approval?
EDIT : Thanks a lot every one for the valuable answers. Probably my questions aren't very clear, I will elaborate a bit on what I expect.
1) I want to have code formatting on my Blog.
- Have decided to use prettyprint since Stack Overflow uses it
- I like the output.
2) Speed up the page while loading prettyprint scripts and css.
- Need cheapest and most effective solution.
Option 1 -- Create my own CDN .. Ruled out.
I neither have expertise nor resources to build a CDN
Option 2 -- Google CDN
Google does't host prettyprint
Option 3 -- use svn/trunk as suggested by @YOU
Not as fast, reliable or available as CDN
Option 4 -- Use microsoft CDN
They dont have prettyprint yet.
Option 5 -- Use cdn.sstatic.net
Mature and proven
The problem here is that Google CDN and Microsoft CDN have a clearly stated policy that it will be free for use for any registered user. I did not find similar stuff from Stack Overflow. I am not sure if cdn.sstatic.net is public in nature providing some kind of free service. @kev has clarified "The Stack Exchange CDN is intended for the benefit of serving Stack Exchange pages faster and not to benefit third parties"
Hence the question remains. Is it legal to use scripts from cdn.sstatic.net in my blog? (blog in this case can be on a private server or hosted like in blogspot)
I believe cdn.sstatic.net is owned by Stack Exchange.
Does Stack Exchange have any policy to allow such use?
Who should be contacted to get permission or approval?
Summary of the answers based on responses above discussions.
1) It is illegal to use scripts hosted on cdn.sstatic.net for personal blogs or a hosted blog.
2) Stack Exchange does not have any policy or service to allow such use.
3) The Team at Stack Overflow should be contacted for approval.


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Do you have a move coming up? If so, you're probably stressing out a little. There is a lot that you need to do, and it can all seem overwhelming. With that in mind, here are the things you need to do to get your home ready for a move. We hope that this list will help organize your chaos a little bit and make moving a little less stressful.
Create a Checklist
The first thing you should do is create a checklist. Take some time to sit down and think of all the things you need to do. Jot them all down, no matter how big or small the item is. As you're preparing to move, you'll probably think of more things that you need to do. Just jot them down at the bottom of the list. Once you finish an item, cross it off. Having a moving checklist like this will help to ensure that you don't forget everything and will make it so you don't have to keep everything to do in your head.
Find a Mover
A good mover is key to a less stressful move. They will handle the majority of the work, and free you up to do other things. Take some time to search through local movers in your area and compare them against one another. Look at their online reviews, their insurance coverage, and their rates. This should give you a good idea as to which mover to hire and make your moving day much easier.
Get Rid of the Junk
One of the biggest things you'll have to do before you move is get rid of any junk. Chances are you've accumulated some things over the years that you just don't need any longer. By getting rid of them before you move, it will help you to pack light, and make your moving day a little easier.
Go from room to room and figure out what you no longer need. Then you'll have to decide what you're going to do with the items. You could try to sell them online or through a garage sale, donate them to charity (for things like old clothes), or simply throw them away. Consider how much time you have and how much effort you want to put into this. If you're moving in a week, you likely don't have time to throw a garage sale or post everything online, so just donate it or throw it away and be done with it.
Gather Enough Packing Supplies
With the junk out of the way you should now have a better idea as to which stuff is going with you. From this you should be able to figure out how much packing supplies you need. You'll need plenty of boxes to hold all of your things, along with tape to hold them shut. You'll also need some bubble wrap for your more expensive items, or maybe even some tissue paper.
When getting packing supplies, consider buying in bulk. Chances are you'll need more than you think, so it's better to have too much stuff than not enough. You can also go to places like your local grocery store and see if they have any freemoving boxes that you can take.
Pack the Right Way
Now that you have packing supplies, it's time to start packing up. Don't just throw anything you find into a box however. You should be more methodical to make the moving process run more smoothly. For instance, group similar items together inside boxes, but don't overload them. You might have twenty books that you want to bring with you but putting them all into one large box will be almost impossible to move.
When packing you should also label each box with what's in it and what room it's going to. This will make it easier for the movers when they are unloading and make your job easier as you're trying to unpack it all.
Start Cleaning
Finally, once all of your stuff is packed up, give your home a good cleaning. You don't want to leave it a mess for the next owners, so take some time to sweep, dust, and clean the windows. It won't take you that long, and the new owners will appreciate it. Don't go crazy though, as you'll likely track in some dirt when you're moving and the home will just become dirty again anyway.
Organization is Key
When moving, the key is to stay organized. Take things one step at a time and the whole process won't seem so overwhelming. If it helps, print out this guide so that you can remember what you need to do, when you need to do it. Just remember that eventually moving day will be over, and you'll be all settled into your new home, ready to relax.
Author Bio
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Parents - tired of your kids clocking themselves on those sharp table corners?
Here's a simple trick from ParentHacks: slice open a tennis ball and wedge them on. Now those tender noggins will have something soft to bounce off of; plus, as an extra added bonus, it looks like you've got multiple Pac-Man's eating your table.
Tennis balls babyproof sharp table corners [ParentHacks]


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By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-188-54.balt.east.verizon.net - 18.104.22.168) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 5:26 pm: Edit Post |
Monica Arman was one of 30 Peace Corps volunteers who met with President Clinton on Monday in Accra, a coastal city and Ghana's capital
Monica Arman was one of 30 Peace Corps volunteers who met with President Clinton on Monday in Accra, a coastal city and Ghana's capital
A Ghana adventure
A presidential visit's even part of post
By PAUL FATTIG
Since arriving in Africa last fall, Central Point resident Monica Arman has helped manage a forest nursery and taught locals English and the fine art of riding a bicycle.
And chatted with the president of the United States.
"Yeah, I had to go overseas to meet my president," said Arman, 31, a Peace Corps volunteer who lives in a rustic village in Ghana without electricity.
Arman was one of 30 Peace Corps volunteers who met with President Clinton on Monday in Accra, a coastal city and Ghana's capital. It was to Ghana that President John F. Kennedy sent the first Peace Corps volunteers in 1961.
"I shook Clinton's hand, and he put his arm around me," Arman said in a telephone interview Monday afternoon. "It's very hot here now, thick and humid. But he was real light and funny. He was cracking jokes. He took a picture with all of us. It was nice."
Ghana was the first stop on Clinton's six-nation tour of Africa, the most extensive ever by a sitting American president. He will also visit Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Botswana and Senegal to applaud gains in democracy and open the door to trade.
While meeting the Peace Corps volunteers, Clinton was accompanied by his wife, Hillary, Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings and American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
Arman, a photojournalist who once worked as a free-lance photographer for the Mail Tribune, lives in Amedeka, a village of about 1,000 near the Akosombo Dam on Lake Volta about 100 miles north of Accra. She has a bachelor's degree in photojournalism from California State University at Long Beach with a minor in psychology.
She arrived in West Africa for a two-year tour early last fall, but wasn't assigned to the village until December. She is the only Peace Corps volunteer in the village. She uses a bicycle to travel.
"I don't have electricity, but I do have running water," she said. "I consider myself lucky. I live in a cement house. Most people live in mud huts."
In addition to helping a crew of six make the nursery economically successful, she has been taking photographs for the Peace Corps.
"I got to know people in the village before throwing a camera in their faces," she said.
Her photographs of Peace Corps projects were displayed during the presidential visit.
"He came to see what we do, and talked to volunteers individually," she said.
The personal problems hounding the president weren't apparent, she observed.
"He and Hillary seemed very cheerful to me," she said. "So did Jessie Jackson. They all seemed to be interested in what we are doing here."
Clinton was also cheered by crowds in the capital, she said. Accra's streets were festooned with welcoming banners reading, "Akwaaba, Bill Clinton."
"Everybody loves Clinton here," she said. "All the Ghanaians do. I'm not sure why, but they just love America."
Arman is the daughter of Central Point resident Joan Arman, a nurse at Providence Medford Medical Center.
"She's enjoying every moment of it," her mother said. "I miss her a lot, but she's doing what she wants to do."
Her daughter agreed.
"Joining the Peace Corps was a dream I've had for a very long time," she said. "If I could help somebody, I wanted to be able to do that.
"What I'm realizing is that it's done here on a small scale," she added. "You do things like teach someone to ride a bike, or people how to run a nursery or speak English. They are small things that help them become self sufficient."
Meanwhile, after the excitement of the presidential visit, she was eager to get back to the quiet village.
"I'm dying to get back there now," she said. "It's so nice to sit around at night. Everyone gathers and shares their meals. People don't have much, but they share what they have."


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Food on Yom Kippur? Isn't Yom Kippur the most famous fast day on the Jewish calendar?
"One who eats and drinks on the ninth, is considered by the Torah to have fasted on both the ninth and the tenth" (Talmud Yoma 81b).
This principle is derived from a strange allusion to afflicting one's self on the ninth of the month in Leviticus 23:32 ("… and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month in the evening …"), even though only 5 verses earlier the Torah commanded that we must afflict ourselves on the tenth (Leviticus 23:27).
As on all holidays and on Shabbat, it is a mitzvah to eat festive meals. Yom Kippur is also a holiday. Since one may not eat on Yom Kippur, the festival meals are advanced to the preceding day. The first meal should be eaten early in the afternoon so that one may later have the special seudah hamafseket, the final meal before the fast.
To be considered a festive meal, challah (or bread) must be served. Many people serve kreplach, dumplings, because the hidden bits of meat in dough are symbolic of our desire that God will hide our sins.
The seudah hamafseket is usually eaten after the afternoon service, closer to evening, but while it is still daytime. It is recommended that one eat only light foods which are not too salty (therefore it is customary not to eat fish at this meal) and to avoid intoxicating beverages.
Different families have their own customs how to best celebrate the successful conclusion of Yom Kippur with a festive meal and "break fast." Many Ashkenazi families have dairy meals, while Sephardi families will eat a meat meal.
An Interesting Recipe: Pepitada is a traditional Sephardi post-fast drink made by steeping crushed melon seeds in cold water, straining them and adding a little sugar and perhaps a few drops of orange flower essence, rosewater or honey.
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MGB at 50
Happy Birthday, My Faithful Friend
There's A dryingline emerging on the strip of tarmac beneath the canopy of foliage. Bronzed leaves scatter as you drop to third for the approaching bend, an indulgent blip bringing that distinctive crackle from the exhaust, wind whipping at the scarf around your neck, and winter sunlight dappling the hood. No Eurobox autopilot here as you grip the large, banjo-spoke wheel, point that shapely snout at the apex, and get back on the power early, squeezing the throttle just a touch more than strictly necessary to exit the still-damp bend with just a bit of corrective lock before swiftly changing up again to make the most of the torque.
To a legion of enthusiasts, this is what it's all about. Not outright speed, or concours cups, but the experience, the involvement, the sheer pleasure of interaction between man and machine. And few vehicles offer that feeling to a wider audience than the MGB. For 50 years now, the enduring B has multitasked its way through the classic world: It's a first car, dream car, restoration project, show winner, racer, rally weapon, roadster, family coupe, potent GT, continental tourer, and daily commuter. Best of all, it's hard to spend more than the price of a well-spec'ed subcompact on even the very best, and if you buy well, it's perfectly easy to run a B on a budget, with spare parts availability that rivals a new car's, rugged construction, and simple mechanicals that are no challenge to a DIY-er if something does go wrong.
It would have been easy for MG not to have created such a brilliant recipe for long-term success. The design team, led by general manager John Thornley and chief engineer Syd Enever, had a tough enough act to follow in the beautiful and sweet-driving MGA, without the additional burden of trying to incorporate monocoque construction. No wonder work began as soon as the A went on sale. The spec, following Abingdon precedent, was prosaic: The overhead-valve B-series four was carried over, albeit enlarged from 1622 to 1798 cc, and there were front disc brakes suspended by control arms, but lever-damped leaf springs hung off the back drums at each end of a live rear axle. Other than some mild interior innovations such as molded seat foam, it was business as usual. Perhaps this lack of a spark of engineering genius is why the car suffers in the eyes of motoring snobs, with plenty of scribes among them.
Fortunately, the buying public didn't care. Why would they? The sports car revealed at Earls Court in 1962 was affordable, comfortable, lively, practical, and pretty. Those lines, rendered in metal by Pressed Steel, had been developed by the drawing office at Abingdon under Enever and Don Hayter, starting with an MGA-based styling exercise by Frua and incorporating influences from the Sunbeam Alpine, MG's own EX181 record car, and, in particular, the Renault Floride. Shorter and wider than the A, it was a far fresher shape, which helps explain how it remained in production for nearly two decades.
Get a group of cars together, and the purity of an early "pull-handle" B stands out (door handles changed to a push-button type in April 1965). Two years ago, Alan Rutterford acquired his Tartan Red 1963 car, originally sold to the USA, but repatriated and restored in the 1990s. "It's my first MG," he says. "I used to do concours with Minors, so it seemed the obvious sports car choice, with its Morris Garages links. I love the driving position, the handling, and the early cars' racing heritage. I'm tempted to get a
white hardtop!" The Mk1's three-bearing engine was beloved by BMC's Competitions Department, and it's easy to see why: Rutterford's car zips along with a hunger for revs lacking in the post-October 1964 five-bearing units. That pep is partly down to a few tweaks to this engine to mask a switch from 14- to 15-inch wire wheels, but you can still feel the pushrod lump's inherently torquey, slogging character.
Just as the MGA had sired a neat Coupe, so a tin-top B seemed an obvious next step. It took three years -- the factory's focus was satisfying the demand (largely from the U.S.) for open cars -- but was worth the wait. Unlike the A, the new car wasn't simply a roadster with a lid plunked on, but an all-new model, styled to mimic the great Continental GTs whose evocative Gran Turismo title it would crib. The Abingdon team initially struggled with the design, so a roadster was dispatched to Turin in early 1964 for Carrozzeria Pininfarina to have a go. Not surprisingly, it managed a conversion of such elegance that many rate it prettier than the roadster. Other than that sleek roof and tailgate, the most obvious change was the taller windshield, achieved by continuing the squared-off quarter windows to their natural point, while a rear bench seat made the GT a more practical option for sporting drivers who wished to transport (young) children.
This '67 Mineral Blue BGT remains refreshingly standard, down to its banjo steering wheel and patinated black-with-white-piping trim. That wheel might be awkwardly large, but it makes for perfectly weighted steering: not needle-sharp like that of a Lotus, but responsive, accurate and with plenty of feel -- just as befits a sports car. The front anti-roll bar and stiffer springing added to counteract the GT's additional weight make for a firm, but not uncomfortable ride. The car feels nimble, skittish even, on a damp country lane. It's perhaps a little on the hard side for a sophisticated GT, but the overdrive on third and top -- an option on all Bs from 1963, not standardized until '75 -- gives a more grown-up, refined feel at speed. Being a late Mk1, this car also has the early gearbox with its unsynchronized first gear and tight, positive action.
An all-synchro, closer-ratio gearbox was one of a raft of revisions for the Mk2 of November 1967, which also got a quieter rear axle, negative-ground electrics, and an optional Borg-Warner auto. But there were no obvious external clues until a 1969 makeover for the 1970s, with a recessed, black-plastic grille, RoStyle steel wheels, a more adventurous color palette, and, inside, reclining vinyl seats. Terry Johnson's 1972 roadster retains this factory spec, plus an optional servo that makes the pedal less firm, but more effective.
Johnson is a born-again B man. "I've had Midgets, Bs, Cs, and GTs, but sold the last one in 2000. Then last year, I had a midlife crisis and bought this. You can't beat driving a car with no roof; it's a great experience. Bs are great value, easy to work on. If I had to cross the Sahara, I'd much rather take an MG with a trunk full of spares than a modern car." For me, this is almost the perfect B: not mint, but comfortable with its smaller wheel, improved seats and heating/ventilation system, plus a proper folding top replacing the early car's Meccano kit. And, of course, there's the classic MGB driving experience. All that for just $6250.
For some, the lure of more performance is too great. There was only so much that could be done to the 94-hp B-series without marring tractability or reliability. The answer was a bigger engine. This had been tried -- with mixed results -- in the straight-six MGC, but a more potent option fell within Abingdon's grasp when the Leyland/BMC merger brought Rover into the fold: the Buick-derived, aluminum V-8. It was a conversion of which tuner Ken Costello saw the value as early as '69, but BL took its time. The BGT V8 hit the market in 1973, just ahead of the oil crisis that would lead to its demise a mere three years and 2591 cars later.
The V8's arrival coincided with another celebrated tweak: a return to the original grille, albeit with plastic mesh replacing the Mk1's chromed slats. The discreet "V8" badge mounted on that grille lulled many into expecting a road-burning hot rod, but they'd be disappointed. Yes, the Rover's 137-hp was a huge step up, but this lazy unit is more about torque than lap times -- perfect, in fact, for a proper GT. Its sonorous, muscular nature gives Paul Clayton's early Damask Red car effortless pace no other B variant could match. You soon find yourself barreling along in top gear, using the column-mounted stalk to flick in and out of overdrive for sweeping bends, the kind this car prefers. Oddly, though, it's less comfortable than a standard B when the going gets twistier, and it takes awhile to build confidence. It would be easy to blame the bigger engine -- at 3.5 liters, surely it must be heavier? -- but it's actually 90 pounds lighter than the iron four, and even with ancillaries there was little difference in weight. More likely, it's the changes wrought on the suspension to cope with the power: extra leaves in the rear springs, plus larger 175HR14 tires on rather natty steel/alloy composite Dunlop rims.
Clayton's V8 is the latest in a string of octagon-badged cars, and he also owns a Mk2 roadster: "I've had every B variant, so I know them well. I owned a rubber-bumper V8 in the '80s, but sold it because I fancied an E-type. This car lived near me, and I saw the old chap driving it before it went into storage in 1991, so asked him to call me if he ever decided to sell. I got it as a non-runner, but it only took a service, brakes and bushings, plus freeing the clutch, to get it going. I did it all myself -- the great thing about these is that the bits are so cheap and easily available. It's economical, too. I get 25 mpg on a run. That beautiful, smooth powertrain rockets you along, but there's still the classic B character -- and the wind noise."
If the arrival of a V-8 had been a high point of the MGB's career, it was swiftly followed by what, to many, was the low. It was all the Americans' fault: The Clean Air Act had already strangled the engine with anti-smog gear, and, as the '70s progressed, federal safety legislation disfigured the MG's classic chromed face. First came (for the U.S. only) Sabrina rubber overriders, then the much-derided rubber bumpers were rolled out worldwide in September 1974. They weren't rubber at all, in fact, but full-width polyurethane moldings, styled by Harris Mann. At the same time, the car was raised by 1.5 inches to improve the point of impact for the new energy absorbers, designed to resist all damage in a 5-mph crash. Two years later, stiffer front and rear anti-roll bars were added to improve the handling, and there was a final cabin face-lift with a new dash and lurid nylon trim.
Ernest Miles' BGT is the most desirable of all the "rubber" cars, the run-out Limited Edition -- of which 580 GTs were built, all in Pewter, along with 421 Bronze roadsters -- marking the final 1001 of 512,407 Bs built from 1962 to 1980. These cars, launched after the Abingdon lines had already been shut down in October 1980, had the whole toybox thrown at them: alloy wheels, silver side stripes (gold for roadsters), front spoiler, and red badges. Like many LEs, Miles' car has covered few miles, just 10,800, but in this case not because it has been owned by speculators. "It belonged to my brother-in-law," he says, "but, at 85, he was struggling to get in and out, so I took it on. My first MG. I love the shape, it has a unique character, and it's sporty -- well, it gives the illusion of speed!"
That illusion is less convincing in the later car than its ancestors, and there's little doubt that those suspension mods didn't help the B's sportiness, but the LE has an appeal all its own. There's plenty of roll, but the payoff is a markedly improved ride, the interior feels plush, and the GT is a relaxing, refined mile-eater.
Some might think that to stand up for a rubber-bumper B is to defend the indefensible, but owners like me will tell you different. I've had more than a dozen classics since, but that faithful BGT remains a favorite. A poll of the office yielded similar responses, with each telling a passionate tale of a different model that still occupies a small corner of their hearts. Why? Because the B does few things badly -- most very well indeed -- and never feels like a compromise.
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2012 issue of Motor Trend Classic.
Engine 109.8-cu-in/1799cc OHV I-4, 2x1-bbl SU HS4 carburetors
Power and torque (SAE gross) 94 hp @ 5500 rpm,
107 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
Drivetrain 4-speed manual, RWD Brakes front: solid disc, rear: drum
Suspension front: control arms, coil springs; rear: live axle, leaf springs
Dimensions L: 153.3 in, W: 59.9 in, H: 49.4 in
Weight 2030 lb
Performance 0-60 mph: 11.0 sec, quarter mile: 18.1 sec @ 76 mph (Road & Track, November 1962)
Price when new $2658
Engine 109.8-cu-in/1799cc OHV I-4, 2x1-bbl SU HS4 carburetors
Power and torque (SAE gross) 94 hp @ 5500 rpm, 107 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
Drivetrain 4-speed manual with overdrive, RWD Brakes front: solid disc, rear: drum
Suspension front: control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar; rear: live axle, leaf springs
Dimensions L: 153.3 in, W: 59.7 in, H: 49.8 in
Weight 2360 lb
Performance 0-60 mph: 12.8 sec, quarter mile: 19.0 sec @ 73 mph, 60-0 mph: 133 ft
(Motor Trend, October 1971, smogged 92-hp engine)
Price when new $3160
Engine 109.8-cu-in/1799cc OHV I-4, 2x1-bbl SU HS4 carburetors
Power and torque (SAE gross) 92 hp @ 5500 rpm, 110 lb-ft @ 3000 rpm
Drivetrain 4-speed manual with overdrive, RWD Brakes front: solid disc, rear: drum
Suspension front: control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar; rear: live axle, leaf springs
Dimensions L: 153.3 in, W: 59.9 in, H: 49.5 in
Weight 2240 lb
Performance 0-60 mph: 13.1 sec, quarter mile: 19.3 sec @ 74 mph, 60-0 mph: 134 ft
(Motor Trend, October 1971)
Price when new $3320
Engine 215.5-cu-in/3532cc OHV V-8, 2x1-bbl SU HIF-6 carburetors
Power and torque (SAE net) 137 hp @ 5000 rpm, 193 lb-ft @ 2900 rpm
Drivetrain 4-speed manual, RWD Brakes front: solid disc, rear: drum
Suspension front: control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar; rear: live axle, leaf springs
Dimensions L: 154.8 in, W: 59.9 in, H: 50.0 in
Weight 2427 lb
Performance 0-60 mph: 8.3 sec, quarter mile: 16.5 sec @ 82 mph (Motor Trend, October 1973)
Price when new $4800 (est U.K., V-8 was not offered in the U.S.)
1980 MGB GT Limited Edition
Engine 109.8-cu-in/1799cc OHV I-4, 2x1-bbl SU HS4 carburetors
Power and torque (DIN) 98 hp @ 5500 rpm, 104 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm
Drivetrain 4-speed manual with overdrive, RWD Brakes front: solid disc, rear: drum
Suspension front: control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar; rear: live axle, leaf springs
Dimensions L: 158.3 in, W: 61.8 in, H: 51.0 in
Weight 2550 lb
Performance 0-60 mph: 12.8 sec, quarter mile: 19.0 sec @ 73 mph, 60-0 mph: 133 ft (Motor Trend, October 1971, smogged 92-hp engine)
Price when new $10,300 (est U.K.)
Heroes and Villains
Abingdon boss (with MG since 1931) who fought in MG's corner with intelligence and guile, while managing the factory with a sure touch. Promoted the B and made the accounting for its costly monocoque add up; pushed for the GT; and did his utmost to help save MG from closure.
Body draftsman, and later chief body engineer at Abingdon. Responsible for the MGB's seat design, the rubber bumpers -- "a real headache" -- and the "Abingdon Pillow" dashboard fitted to American cars from late 1967. Involved in the design of most MGs from the TD on.
Chief body draftsman for the MGB can claim part paternity for the styling, plus the original dash. He replaced Roy Brocklehurst as chief engineer in 1973, and had the unenviable task of keeping the B alive with minimal investment. Involved in the development of an O-series OHC engine installation
for the B.
Father of
the MGA
and MGB, and a down-to-earth, hands-on chief engineer who cut his teeth on MG's prewar racers and record-breakers. Made sure the B was strong,
free of cowl shake, and
handled safely.
Joined MG in '47 and was chief draftsman for the MGB's mechanical layout. Focused on the rear suspension, ultimately abandoning a coil-spring setup. Steered MGC and V8 projects, and prototypes such as EX234. Succeeded Enever as chief engineer in 1971, but moved to Longbridge two years later.
Backed Triumph as purveyor of BL's corporate sports car, on the basis of dodgy market analysis, and thereafter starved Abingdon of finances, dooming MG to a slow extinction. Instead, the USA was served up the catastrophically unreliable and unsaleable TR7, eating up funds better used for a new or improved MG.
A villain, for closing MG? Debatable.
BL was hemorrhaging cash, the economy was in crisis, exchange rates were hostile, and loss-making sports models sharing few parts with mainstream cars could not be justified.
This former Pressed Steel man painstakingly sought out the disused MGB body tooling, had it reconditioned as necessary, and put the shell back into production for British Motor Heritage. This extraordinary and unprecedented feat made possible not just cost-effective restoration of a B, but also its reintroduction as the RV8.
This former Mini racer and tuner came up with the most obvious of engine transplants: putting in the Rover V-8. Road-testers loved the result. Autocar said, "As a conversion, we rate this car as perfect." That publicity pushed BL into asking Abingdon to do the same.
Jon Pressnell
Track and Field
Few have raced Bs for as long as Barry Sidery-Smith. At 76, he has no plans to stop, and next year will run DRX 255C, his alloy-bodied 1965 Le Mans car, in the HRDC's MGB50 series and Classic Le Mans. Last October, he drove a night stint in the Spa 6 Hours because his younger teammates didn't like racing in the dark.
"It handles beautifully, and in the wet will show a clean pair of heels to more powerful rivals," says Sidery-Smith. "The key to setup is a stiff front with softer rear, and through fast corners it's a joy. The brakes are excellent, and the engine is bulletproof if you keep the revs to 6500 rpm. It's heavy and underpowered (130-180 hp) for a racer, but very strong and safe."
The MGB has always been versatile in competition, be it circuit racing, enduro events, or rallying. From its debut at Sebring in 1962, the B went on to a string of successes including class wins on the '64 Rallye Monte Carlo, driven by Morley twins Don and Erle (above), plus ninth on the tough '66 Targa Florio with Timo Maekinen and John Rhodes. But Andrew Hedges and Julian Vernaeve's victory in the '66 Marathon de la Route, after an 84-hour slog around the Nuerburgring in heavy rain, says all that needs to be said about this evergreen sports car. Mick Walsh
Extended Family
The first attempt by Abingdon's designers to "improve" on the MGB resulted in the MGC, the chrome-edged hood bulge hinting at the straight-six 2912 cc engine that lay beneath. Born with the intention of being a successor to the Austin-Healey 3000, its 145 hp was a massive boost over the original B's 94, but that came at a price: The extra weight and revised torsion-bar front suspension compromised the precise handling of the earlier bloodline. The motoring press gave it mixed reviews, and, despite a top speed of 120 mph and a 0-60-mph dash in 10 seconds (more than a second quicker than a B), the package was fatally flawed. The C and its GT sibling (above left) were canned in '69, just two years after their launch.
Following the success of the 1989 Mazda MX-5 Miata, the Rover Group decided that it was time to reintroduce the MG marque to capitalize on the clamor for small roadsters. While engineers worked on the mid-engine MGF sports car, a stopgap was built, based on a B monocoque with new body panels and a 3.9-liter version of the Rover V-8 engine. In 190-hp tune, it gave the RV8 (above right)a sub-6.0-second 0-60-mph time. Drum brakes and leaf springs at the rear were less impressive, however, and the limited-run model was discontinued in 1995, after three years and just 2000 units, with three-quarters of production having been exported to a thriving market in Japan. Martin Port
Thanks to MG Car Club (mgcc.co.uk); MGB Jubilee & LE OC (mgbjubilee.com); Beech Hill Garage (beechhillgarage.co.uk); Wellington Country Park (wellington-country-park.co.uk). This article originally appeared in the Spring 2012 issue of Motor Trend Classic.
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text: It could be our age and how we grew up with the space shuttle. It could be that we're major nerds over here... Whatever it is, it sure was sad watching the last shuttle launch this morning. It also seems slightly symbolic of the future of the United States. Funny that now, decades after the cold war, US astronauts have to take rides to the space station on Russian spacecraft.


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This video is fantastic. It's a presentation by Michele Bachmann (R-MN) to an almost empty chamber, but that doesn't mean that it won't get any attention (I hope). It shows her rightfully slamming Planned Parenthood's non-profit status as a scam and a fraud, calling it both the Lenscrafters and Wal-Mart of abortion.
The amount of money that Planned Parenthood, a non-profit organization, makes is unbelievable. Why they still are tax-exempt is beyond me. Here's the thing. For those of you who find abortion morally wrong and reprehensible, but don't want to inflict your views on anyone else, tell me why it is you should be forced to pay for women to get abortions. Feminists are always crowing about how abortion is all about choice, but I don't have a choice in the matter. I find abortion repugnant, and want absolutely nothing to do with funding them, but I'm forced to. It's incredible. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood is getting record profits every year. Why are they still considered non-profit?
If abortion is going to be legal, then it isn't something that should be taxpayer-funded, especially considering how many Americans are ardently against it. If Planned Parenthood wants to give out free or cheap abortions, then more power to them — as long as the funding isn't coming out of my paycheck. That is a scam and a fraud just as Michele Bachmann says, and it should cease immediately.
Hat Tip: Hot Air


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Welcome to the Papua New Guinea Gossip - 20 October 2000. A very special welcome is extended to any new readers. If you have comments or suggestions to make then please e-mail them to email@example.com
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To send a message for submission to the PNG Gossip Newsletter -- please e-mail your contribution to firstname.lastname@example.com that this mailing list is mainly meant for people who have an interest and already know a little bit about the people and geography of Papua New Guinea. The PNG Kina, which is mentioned from time to time, is currently worth somewhere around 34 - 35 United States cents but varies on a daily basis.
If you are really keen on finding out what the Kina is worth a currency converter for most world currencies can be located at http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/moni.html
For those who are not so familiar with the geography of Papua New Guinea I suggest taking a look at http://maps.expedia.com and then click on the "find a map option". Go to this link for a quick start to a link to a map of Port Moresby -- http://www.michie.net/pnginfo/pom-map.html
Also remember that the accuracy of the information in this newsletter should not be relied upon - it is, after all, a gossip newsletter.
Jewellery Remarks? - An unidentified first time visitor to PNG has had this to say about PNG - "PNG stands out as a travel diamond in a world filled with cubic zirconium travel destinations"
Websites to visit
Tourism Sites
- DIVErsion Dive -- http://www.diversionOZ.com/epngdive.htm
- Lonely Planet Website -- http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/aust/png.htm
- Madang Diving - http://www.madangdiving.org.pg
- New Ireland Tourism -- was located at http://www.discovernewireland.com.pg but now can't be found
- Niugini Art -- http://www.global.net.pg/niugini-art
Accommodation Sites
- Alotau International Hotel - http://www.alotauinternational.com
- Coral Sea Hotels - http://www.coralseahotels.com.pg
- Haus Poroman Lodge -- http://www.hausporoman.com.pg
- Kaivuna Resort Hotel -- http://www.kaivunaresort.com
- Kulau Lodge -- http://www.global.net.pg/kulau
- Lae International Hotel -- http://www.laehotel.com.pg
- Lissenung Island Resort -- http://www.lissenung.com
- Loloata Resort -- http://www.loloata.com
- MV Febrina Dive Boat -- http://www.febrina.com
- Nusa Island Retreat -- http://www.nusaislandretreat.com.pg
- Pinelodge Resort -- was located at http://www.pinelodge.com.pg but now ??? missing
- Walindi Resort -- http://www.walindi.com
If you have ever had malaria or think you may have then visit this web site. http://www.rph.wa.gov.au/labs/haem/malaria
Here is a list of the various provinces of Papua New Guinea and the flags that they use. http://fotw.digibel.be/flags/keywordp.html#papua new guinea -- It is located on the Flags Of The World site. I have been having trouble accessing that site so try http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/pg.html which is a mirror site instead.
If you are interested in PNG art then pay a visit to http://www.october.gallery.ukgateway.net/siunevolcanoinfo.htm for a sample of art by John Siune
Some more photo links of PNG
- http://www.fortunecity.de/parkalleen/parkallee/42/png_pic.htm
- http://www.worlddive.com/phgal/png/pngpix.htm
- http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/beatnik/469/index.htm
PNG Maritime College is located at http://www.pngmc.ac.pg
For those who want a quick fix on Papua New Guinea then take a trip to http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/southpacific/APNGFA_PNG_Gen_Information.html
For those who want a bit more detail then go for an internet trip to http://www.PapuaNewGuinea.net/PapuaNewGuineaNetHome.html - This site leads to information about the Huli Wigmen, Ambua Lodge, PNG art for collectors, Walindi Plantation Resort, Loloata Island Resort, FeBrina live aboard dive boat and Chertan live aboard dive boat
Updated Links
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/PNG/Index.htm this used to be at another site but was moved to allow for the inclusion of a searchable database.
The Drum
The Drum in the Post Courier located at http://www.postcourier.com.pg is daily column which is an even better source of Gossip than this newsletter!
Another good source of gossip is the Beehive column in the Independent newspaper located at http://www.tiare.net.pg/independent/index.html
MV Sankamap
The vessel owned by the Bougainville Provincial Government is still in Australia waiting for more funds to offset repairs t the vessel. The boat has been in Cairns since February.
Vanimo-Aitape road
A forest company in Sandaun Province has completed a 108-kilometre road between Aitape and Vanimo. The road was to have been completed 10 years ago but construction was delayed due to landowner problems and technical complexities.
History of Pidgin
Visit this website for a history of Neo Melanesian Pidgin -- http://www.siu.edu/departments/cola/ling/reports/Etepa
A total 2848 HIV cases have been reported in PNG. Of these 1031 have developed into AIDS.
An academic from the Australian National University has suggested that the Australian Dollars should be adopted as the currency of trade and business for PNG.
Air Niugini Airfares
Air Niugini has advertised the following airfares to Asia.These are for return economy airfares up until the 30th of Nov 2000.
- Manila - K1660
- Singapore - K1749
- Kuala Lumpur - K1799
- Hong Kong - K1999
Flight Centre Airfares
Economy FaresBusiness Class
- Cairns - K479
- Brisbane - K670
- Sydney - K1335
- Singapore - K1565
- Auckland - K1595
- Manila - K1595
- Shanghai - K1945
- Around the World - K3839
- Brisbane - K1150
- Hong Kong - K5235
- London - K6930
- Los Angeles - K6930
Porgera High School
Thanks to several schools in Cairns, Australia the students of Porgera High School in Enga Province have received over 4000 books for the school library.
Police Housing
Police in Oro and Gulf provinces have received an allocation of K300,000 from additional AusAID funding to repair the infrastructure and accommodation facilities which have been allowed to deteriorate over the years.This follows on from an amount of K3.5 million allocated by the Australian government to build houses for the police in Madang, Chimbu, Milne Bay and Manus provinces.
Rice Factory
Trukai Rice has opened a new rice-hulling factory at Erap in the Markham Valley area of Morobe province. Rice will be purchased from local producers and after initial local processing will be sent to Trukai's mill in Lae for further processing.
Miss PNG
The current Miss PNG, Roberta Ali an Air Niugini employee, is off to participate in the South Pacific Quest to be held in Pago Pago, American Samoa.Another PNG lass from Central Province will be participation as Miss PNG Australia representing the PNG community in Australia. Irene Barlow works as an administration assistant in Brisbane for an Australian based company.
Radio Central
After almost four years of being off the air due to financial problems Radio Central is back on the air with plans to open up an FM service to serve a wider audience.
Caritas Tech School
Thanks to AusAID the secondary technical school now has 40 computers, eight printers and three air conditioning units to improve the IT skills of the students.AusAID also helped to renovate the computer laboratory for the school for a total cost in excess of K170,000
East and West New Britain have been shaken by an earth tremor 120 kilometres east south eats of Ulamona. The experts have said that the tremor was not related to volcanic activity at either Mount Ulawun or Rabaul.
PNG Motors have recently opened a new showroom in Kokopo to cater for the sales of Mazda, Hyundai and Ford motor vehicles. This replaces the old PNG Motors office.
Defence Force
A parliamentary ministerial committee has found serious failings within the PNG Defence Force. The three major weaknesses identified were
- the basic needs of the Defence Force members were not being met.
- the basic management structure and systems were appropriate or working.
- critical issues relating to mission, purpose, capacity, resourcing and structure of the force needed to be examined by the government so that firm decisions and directions can be adopted.
Morobe Province
The largest river in Morobe Province, the Markham, is threatening to sever the road links to Lae. This follows heavy rain in the area recently.
Infant Deaths
It has been reported in the Post Courier that 15,000 babies under the age of 12 months die in PNG each year from easily treatable and preventable diseases.The Post Courier also said that another 13,000 die before they reach the age of five.
Wabag, Enga Prince
The PNG Banking Corporation branch in Wabag has been closed after an armed hold-up two weeks ago. Public servants in Wabag have to travel to Mount Hagen to cash their pay cheques and do general banking.
PNG Olympics
The PNG Olympic team, whilst not winning medals performed to expectations. On another Olympic note one of the Australian women basketballers, who won silver, is half PNG and Australian.
Interesting fact
Since independence PNG has had six prime ministers and not one of them have been able to serve their full five-year term.
Tunnel of History
The PNG History Tunnel was opened recently on the site of the old House of Assembly. The old House was built in 1905 as a hospital but was later converted to house the PNG Archives, the PNG Museum and later, in about 1958, the House of Assembly. In 1975 (Independence) the building was renamed to the National Parliament until the current building, at Waigani, housing the National Parliament was opened in 1984.
Without surprise to anyone the main state statutory organisations have been revealed as being, if they were private businesses, bankrupt. It is just a matter of how bankrupt if that is at all possible. It is believed that both the national airline (Air Niugini) and the electricity company (Elcom) both owe approximately K17 million to banks around town and the telephone company (Telikom) owes something less. It probably can be assumed that other state run businesses are in the same financial condition.
Of course the government itself owes most of the money owed to these companies.
Chin H Meen Prices
CHM have the following items for sale
- 16" table fans -- K69.95
- 16" stand fan - K79.95
- 12" table fan - K59.95
Courts Stores
The Courts powerhouse stores have a website located at http://png.courtsretail.com Courts sell such items as beds, sewing machines, televisions, vacuum cleaners, and other household items.
PNG Newspaper Sites
- Post Courier -- http://www.postcourier.com.pg
- National -- http://www.thenational.com.pg
- The Independent -- http://www.tiare.net.pg/independent
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A day in the clinic
The morning starts at 6.15. Time to get kids ready and to school. 7.30: mission accomplished. 9.00: home, shower, breakfast. 9.45: pick up Wendy and Vivien, our volunteers. They want to sit in with me.
10 am arrive at Rau. All 25 kids at the Rau Day Care Centre shout: "Good morning Mother" (to my great irritation). No matter how many times I try to explain that the Kiswahili Mama doesn't translate to Mother... never mind... mission impossible. Everybody calls Jeremy daktari without a fail but me, I'm Madam or Mother. The veranda is empty of patients. Perfect. I have many small patients from the Day Care that I want to treat. In comes Upendo, the teacher, with a bunch of them.
First in line is Johnson. He is 3 years old and HIV-positive. His mother knew she was positive but because she didn't want to be stigmatised, she breastfed Johnson. Hence his positive status... Johnson is a very serious little boy. His first remedy was Ozone 12c, which I gave him in June 2010. He had black spots on the skin, rash, itching. His eyes were itching and he had serious strabismus. He had a dream of his mother walking on a narrow bridge, with a big drop on each side. He is a naughty boy, climbing, touching everything, a noise maker, says Upendo. He loves spicy food. He is the youngest of 3 kids. He is not on any medication for HIV. He came back in December with itchy skin, very watery eyes, and a milky glaze over them. He looked miserable; Upendo says he cries all the time. He can cry for 3 hours non-stop. He gets also very angry. Upendo says the remedy in June was very good and that he has been completely well and symptom free until now. So, I repeated Ozone 12c. Immediately, his mood improved and he stopped crying. No more fighting. Skin vastly better, itching gone, black spots are less. Eyes normal, no more watering. He is smiling, looks happy, and his strabismus is less pronounced since the summer.
Today, he comes in with a cough. He has had it for a few days and it's painful. He is very thirsty and drinks a big mug of water in one go. That's enough for me and I give him Bryonia 12c daily, with instructions to come back next week, if he hasn't improved. Next.
Joseph, 4 years old. He is very small and thin for his age. His HIV-status is unclear but Upendo says his condition improved after his mother stopped breast feeding him. I saw him in November 2010 for the first time. Upendo brought him in because he was generally tired and sleeping a lot, with very little appetite and a distended stomach. He was frowning a lot and sweating a lot, when asleep, especially on the head. He is also very afraid of injections. I gave him Silica 12c, which helped him a great deal. His appetite came back, he put on weight, his stomach was fine, and the sweating was gone.
Today, he is back because of a nasty eruptions in the right ear. He had them all over the body; back, nates, tummy. The ear is oozing clear liquid, blistering and cracking open. He also has a boil on his head, under the skin. I repeat Silica 12C, with a question mark for Graphites. Next.
Ida, 5 years old. I love this kid; she is totally wild. A total tom boy, only plays with boys. She is totally ADHD, can't sit still for a second; on the go all the time. Big problems with concentration. She is always ready for a fight, very aggressive. She pinches other kids, hits them, or slaps them during play. She hits the wall in anger and often bangs her head against the wall. Her mother is in a psychiatric hospital and Ida lives with her grandmother. She misses her mum a lot. She is not HIV-positive as far as we know. Headache on the vertex with pain on the right side of face, cheek bone.
I gave her Tarentula 12C daily. Now she is back. She has a cluster of ulcers on her chin and on her thumb. They look like warts when they dry up. She used to suffer from these in the past. Her mood is much better. She has started playing with girls and really enjoys to play home and to cook. She doesn't hit anymore and is able to sit still for much longer than before. She doesn't pinch anymore, nor does she fight. She has stopped with the head banging as well. No more head aches. I repeat Tarentula 12c. Next.
New kid. Her name is Saumu. She is 6 years old. We don't know her status but doesn't look good... She has a very bad skin condition on her feet and hands. The skin is hard with ulcers that turn into hard crusts. She gets sick often. She has a sister who is 10 years old and who doesn't go to school. The mother doesn't care about the kids, says Upendo, who took Saumu to our Day Care. Saumu is too thin for her age, she weighs only 14 kg. She is a happy child but a slow learner. She has a good appetite. She suffers from stomach aches sometimes, cutting pains. She says she has a fever every night with a lot of sweating. She dreams of being chased and she throws stones at the pursuers. She hits when she gets angry, she also throws things when angry. She is afraid of dogs and loves milk. I hesitate between Tuberculinum and Androctonus, but decide on the later in the abscence of any chest problems, and because of the dream of throwing stones. I give her Androctonus 12c daily. Next.
Another new kid, Zufra. She is 3 years old and suffers from ulcers on her knee. She has had them for a week now. She has chronic discharge from the nose, whitish-yellow and thick. She likes to sit on someone's lap, to be cuddled. She is very thirsty. She is afraid of being shouted at and 'surrenders herself'; "don't hit me!" I give her Pulsatilla 12c.
1.20 pm. At this point we get lunch: rice and beans with a banana. Just in time! I'm about to faint. I check my watch, for once I will be on time to pick up my kids from school. Last week, we fired all our staff for stealing, including the kids' nanny. A whole hour and no more patients! I make the remedies. In comes a follow-up. Oh well!
He is Nestor, a new organizer for a new clinic where Wendy and Mel work. He is beaming, he feels so much better. I gave him China. He says he has no more problems and for the first time he has hope.
Good. Great. Now can I go home. No, Vivien needs help with a few cases. 2.05pm: I'm going to be late. 2.35pm: pick up kids and another few for a play date.
The rest of the day is a blur of kids, homework, cooking, emails, admin, and finally crashing at 23.45. Way too late for this Mama! But another good day has come to its end. You have to love it, Africa!
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On May 29, The New York Times published an extraordinarily in-depth look at the intimate role President Obama has played in authorizing US drone attacks overseas, particularly in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. It is chilling to read the cold, macabre ease with which the President and his staff decide who will live or die. The fate of people living thousands of miles away is decided by a group of Americans, elected and unelected, who don't speak their language, don't know their culture, don't understand their motives or values. While purporting to represent the world's greatest democracy, US leaders are putting people on a hit list who are as young as 17, people who are given no chance to surrender, and certainly no chance to be tried in a court of law.
Who is furnishing the President and his aides with this list of terrorist suspects to choose from, like baseball cards? The kind of intelligence used to put people on drone hit lists is the same kind of intelligence that put people in Guantanamo. Remember how the American public was assured that the prisoners locked up in Guantanamo were the "worst of the worst," only to find out that hundreds were innocent people who had been sold to the US military by bounty hunters?
Why should the public believe what the Obama administration says about the people being assassinated by drones? Especially since, as we learn in the New York Times, the administration came up with a semantic solution to keep the civilian death toll to a minimum: simply count all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants. The rationale, reminiscent of George Zimmerman's justification for shooting Trayvon Martin, is that "people in an area of known terrorist activity, or found with a top Qaeda operative, are probably up to no good." Talk about profiling! At least when George Bush threw suspected militants into Guantanamo their lives were spared.
Referring to the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the article reveals that for Obama, even ordering an American citizen to be assassinated by drone was "easy." Not so easy was twisting the Constitution to assert that while the Fifth Amendment's guarantees American citizens due process, this can simply consist of "internal deliberations in the executive branch." No need for the irksome interference of checks and balances.
Al-Awlaki might have been guilty of defecting to the enemy, but the Constitution requires that even traitors be convicted on the "testimony of two witnesses" or a "confession in open court," not the say-so of the executive branch.
In addition to hit lists, Obama has granted the CIA the authority to kill with even greater ease using "signature strikes," i.e. strikes based solely on suspicious behavior. The article reports State Department officials complained that the CIA's criteria for identifying a terrorist "signature" were too lax. "The joke was that when the C.I.A. sees "three guys doing jumping jacks,' the agency thinks it is a terrorist training camp, said one senior official. Men loading a truck with fertilizer could be bombmakers -- but they might also be farmers, skeptics argued."
Obama's top legal adviser Harold Koh insists that this killing spree is legal under international law because the US has the inherent right to self-defense. It's true that all nations possess the right to defend themselves, but the defense must be against an imminent attack that is overwhelming and leaves no moment of deliberation. When a nation is not in an armed conflict, the rules are even stricter. The killing must be necessary to protect life and there must be no other means, such as capture or nonlethal incapacitation, to prevent that threat to life. Outside of an active war zone, then, it is illegal to use weaponized drones, which are weapons of war incapable of taking a suspect alive.
Just think of the precedent the US is setting with its kill-don't-capture doctrine. Were the US rationale to be applied by other countries, China might declare an ethnic Uighur activist living in New York City as an "enemy combatant" and send a missile into Manhattan; Russia could assert that it was legal to launch a drone attack against someone living in London whom they claim is linked to Chechen militants. Or consider the case of Luis Posada Carrilles, a Cuban-American living in Miami who is a known terrorist convicted of masterminding a 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people. Given the failure of the US legal system to bring Posada to justice, the Cuban government could claim that it has the right to send a drone into downtown Miami to kill an admitted terrorist and sworn enemy.
Dennis Blair, former director of national intelligence, called the drone strike campaign "dangerously seductive" because it was low cost, entailed no casualties and gives the appearance of toughness. "It plays well domestically," he said, "and it is unpopular only in other countries. Any damage it does to the national interest only shows up over the long term."
But an article in the Washington Post the following day, May 30, entitled " Drone strikes spur backlash in Yemen ," shows that the damage is not just long term but immediate. After interviewing more than 20 tribal leaders, victims' relatives, human rights activists and officials from southern Yemen, journalist Sudarsan Raghavan concluded that the escalating U.S. strikes are radicalizing the local population and stirring increasing sympathy for al-Qaeda-linked militants. "The drones are killing al-Qaeda leaders," said legal coordinator of a local human rights group Mohammed al-Ahmadi, "but they are also turning them into heroes."
Even the New York Times article acknowledges that Pakistan and Yemen are less stable and more hostile to the United States since Mr. Obama became president, that drones have become a provocative symbol of American power running roughshod over national sovereignty and killing innocents.
One frightening aspect of the Times piece is what it says about the American public. After all, this is an election-time piece about Obama's leadership style, told from the point of view of mostly Obama insiders bragging about how the president is no shrinking violent when it comes to killing. Implicit is the notion that Americans like tough leaders who don't agonize over civilian deaths--over there, of course.
Shahzad Akbar, a Pakistani lawyer suing the CIA on behalf of drone victims, thinks its time for the American people to speak out. " Can you trust a program that has existed for eight years, picks its targets in secret, faces zero accountability and has killed almost 3,000 people in Pakistan alone whose identities are not known to their killers?," he asks. "When women and children in Waziristan are killed with Hellfire missiles, Pakistanis believe this is what the American people want. I would like to ask Americans, "Do you?'"
Medea Benjamin ( email@example.com ), cofounder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace , is the author of Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control .


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I've noticed that there's a lot of perfumes that're being launched lately. So I'll launch one. Here's my script. The secret agent is dressed like a gestapo agent or something, hmm? And Brad is wearing......nothing!
SECRET AGENT [imagine a female Arnold Schwarzenegger]: Allo. This is officer model LADY. Yes I may have a monotone but I look at my BODY. Look at my CURVES. Okay I do not have very many curves but look at my JACKET. I am selling a PERFUME. It will not kill YOU. It is a perfume by Karl LAGERFELD.
BRAD [whilst he floats around in....a pool...a pool of diet Coke]: Ooooh look at me I am so gorgeous and so sexy. Hey, Karl. Why don't you come to Monaco. [floats off screen]
Now we have my giant fingerless gloved hand taking up the whole screen, WAVING. Wiggling my fingers like some chic worm. They wave and wiggle on screen...they start to move out of the TV. I, Karl Lagerfeld step out of the TV.
KARL: Hello, hmm? Mm. Hmm? I don't even need to say anything because I'm so chic, hmm? I can just stand here and "Hmm?" for an hour. Imagine it: statuesque figure, white hair pulled back, dark glasses polished and on; gleaming light back at everybody, my energy virtually turning me into the sun- no, into a really big star that's bigger than the sun. Like Kanye West or something. Bigger than Elvis. Bigger than Jesus. Bigger than the dominance of the blazer-and-tights outfit. And a Hmm? for an hour. They could make a CD of it. "Karl Hmm's: travels in Japan". Not that I'm actually in Japan, but it sounds more exotic. I probably should go over there again...Yohji has this place he takes you to. They have good....diet Coke. Yes, that's it. Diet Coke.
[Hmm?'s for an hour.]
And that's the end of the commercial. I didn't even show the bottle or anything. In fact, the perfume was only mentioned once. But they saw me; and in person too. So it'll sell.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
7 comments:
- Thevisionarybutterfly said...
I find the Hmm and mmm very endearing Karl
- December 7, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- maddie said...
haha Karl in Japan...so many hmmmms and nons!
- December 7, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- Mo said...
does the perfume have a name? chanel no. 6? Karl no. 1 ?
- December 8, 2008 at 8:35 AM
"Look at my CURVES." lol x>
- December 8, 2008 at 8:40 AM
- N said...
- December 8, 2008 at 8:42 AM
So much better than the Nicole Kidman ad for Chanel. It'll be another classic, Uncle Karl.
- December 8, 2008 at 8:52 AM
- one little simitopian said...
LOL funny funny :D
I love the schwarzenegar part hehe - December 9, 2008 at 3:28 AM
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MOSCOW >> A Russian space probe designed to burnish the nation's faded space glory in a mission to one of Mars' moons has turned into one of the heaviest, most toxic pieces of space junk ever.
It will come crashing down to Earth in just a few days.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos' latest forecast has the unmanned Phobos-Ground probe falling out of Earth's orbit Sunday or Monday, with the median time placing it over the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar. It said the precise time and place of its uncontrolled plunge can only be determined later, and unless someone actually spots fiery streaks in the sky, no one may ever know where any surviving pieces end up.
Space experts agree it's unlikely to pose big risks.
At 14.6 tons, the Phobos-Ground is one of the largest spacecraft ever to plummet to Earth, considerably larger than the two defunct satellites that fell to Earth last fall and landed in the water.
Roscosmos predicted that only between 20 and 30 fragments of the Phobos probe with a total weight of up to 440 pounds will survive the re-entry and plummet to Earth.
It's the third satellite to crash out of the sky in under five months: An old NASA 6-ton atmospheric research satellite came tumbling down in September, and a 3-ton German science satellite followed suit in October. But both were well past their prime.
Russia's Phobos-Ground probe is still a mere babe. It was launched in November, and a glitch left it stranded in orbit around Earth instead of bound for Mars to collect soil samples.
"What's different about this re-entry is that it's not a re-entry of an old, inert satellite that just was expected for years. It's something that is coming down because of an accident … for me, that puts it in a different category," said Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass.
Another striking difference is the 12 tons of highly toxic rocket fuel aboard Phobos-Ground, accounting for the bulk of its weight for the long journey to the Martian moon of Phobos. This makes it potentially the most toxic spacecraft to fall ever.
Roscosmos insists all the fuel will burn in the atmosphere and pose no danger, and some experts in Russia and the West share that forecast.
And if it's any consolation, both of the two previous uncontrolled satellites harmlessly showered fragments over water.
"The fuel indeed poses lethal danger in case of close contact, but I haven't heard of a single case of any civilians poisoned by rocket fuel from all the derelict satellites and failed rockets throughout the space era," said Igor Lissov, an independent Moscow-based space observer. "The objective reality is that it burns on re-entry. There is no reason to panic."
Some experts theorized, however, that part of the fuel might have frozen in the cold of space and could survive the fiery descent, posing a strong threat if it spills over populated areas. Such fears prompted the United States to shoot down its USA-193 spy satellite with a Navy missile in 2008.
Some botched Russian rocket launches in the past have showered fragments over populated areas in Siberia and neighboring Kazakhstan.
In the latest such mishap, fragments of a Russian satellite that failed to enter a designated orbit after its launch last month came down around Novosibirsk, the third-largest Russian city with a population of about 1.5 million, damaging some houses but hurting no one. The fragments of the Meridian satellite, however, fell from a lower altitude at a far slower speed than the Phobos-Ground debris will have on re-entry.
Engineers from the Moscow-based company NPO Lavochkin, which built the Mars probe, said in an article giving a detailed description of the design that its fuel tanks are made of aluminum alloy. That means they should melt early on re-entry, backing up official assurances that the fuel would burn up on its way down.
McDowell said the probability is low that a large lump of toxic stuff will prove hazardous.
He noted that some of the probe's equipment is dense and could survive re-entry, but added the odds are that any surviving pieces will wind up in the ocean.
"All the best rules in the world" put in place to prevent uncontrolled satellites from crashing down do little if any good in the event of a launch failure, McDowell said. "This is always going to be the risk that something breaks, and you end up with a situation like this. You can minimize it, but you can't prevent it entirely."
The $170-million Phobos-Ground mission was Russia's most expensive and the most ambitious space endeavor since Soviet times. The spacecraft was intended to land on the crater-dented, potato-shaped Martian moon, collect soil samples and fly them back to Earth, giving scientists precious materials that could shed more light on the genesis of the solar system.
The probe was successfully launched Nov. 9 and entered a preliminary orbit where its engines were supposed to fire to set it on its path to Mars. They never did, and attempts to fix the glitch by Russian and European Space Agency experts failed.
Russia's space chief has acknowledged the Phobos-Ground mission was ill-prepared and risks of its failure were high, but said that Roscosmos had to give it the go-ahead so as not to miss the limited Earth-to-Mars launch window.
Phobos-Ground marked Russia's first planned foray beyond Earth's orbit since a botched 1996 robotic mission to Mars. That probe, designed by the same Lavochkin company, crashed shortly after launch due to an engine failure. The firm also built two other Phobos-bound probes that failed in 1988.
The crash of Mars-96 generated strong international fears because of some 200 grams of plutonium onboard. The craft eventually showered its fragments over the Chile-Bolivia border in the Andes Mountains, and the pieces were never recovered.
Russian officials continue to insist the craft plunged into the Pacific, their way of deflecting criticism for not warning the inhabitants of the impact area and for failing to search for plutonium and other debris.
Fears of radiation also were sparked by the fall of a nuclear-powered Soviet spy satellite that crashed over northwestern Canada in January 1978. The Soviets claimed the craft completely burned on re-entry, but a massive recovery effort by Canadian authorities recovered a dozen fragments, most of which were radioactive.
The Phobos-Ground contains a tiny quantity of the radioactive metal Cobalt-57 in one of its instruments, but Roscosmos said it poses no threat of radioactive contamination.
AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn contributed from Cape Canaveral, Fla.


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This collection includes works by a number of artists, designers and architects associated with Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including his wife Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, his sister-in-law Frances Macdonald MacNair and his sister-in-law's husband Herbert MacNair. These works include textiles, designs, and four volumes of a Glasgow School of Art student publication called The Magazine, as well as several individual watercolours now separated from the publication. The collection also includes a number of models for proposed architectural schemes by Mackintosh.
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Filler: The sequester begs for a scarier name
It was only eight weeks ago that the nation stood at the brink of the "fiscal cliff", but I'm already nostalgic. Compared to the yawns and channel-surfing the sequester is inspiring, the fiscal cliff response was like one of those Japanese monster movies where the Tokyo residents run in terror as cars are crushed by huge green feet.
Part of the difference is the names. "Fiscal cliff" isn't the scariest phrase, but for inspiring panic, it beats the Underoos off "sequester." "Fiscal cliff" at least has a precipice that we can picture ourselves plummeting from, pushed by heartless career politicians as they giggle and sip martinis.
"Sequester" sounds like an online system you use each semester to register for your college courses. If only the media had called the looming spending trims "Death Cuts 3000" (3000 is the most frightening number ever) instead.
But the name is just the beginning of the problem. The "sequester" is the automatic cuts set to go into effect today that will pare about $85 billion from federal spending this year. But selling that as scarier than having Newt Gingrich and Charlie Rangel show up at your hot tub party wearing Speedos and carrying a case of raspberry wine coolers, as the Obama administration tried to do earlier this week with its doomsday scenarios of uninspected meat and teacherless teens, is now impossible. Normal people are blocking out the political fracas.
Listening to the Republicans and Democrats argue over taxes and spending is now like listening to our grandparents argue about whether to watch "Matlock" or "Murder, She Wrote." The first 37 times, you take sides. "Angela Lansbury is a saucy vixen," you argue, but your sister opines that Andy Griffith's brand of stubborn curmudgeonliness is what made this nation great. You believe they can resolve it and move on to debating whether to set the thermostat on 81 or 91.
But eventually, you'd see no progress toward a resolution, tune them out and spend your visits looking for the medical marijuana hidy-hole.
That's where we are with the Democrats and the Republicans. Our politicians lack the will to resolve the stalemate over taxes, spending, the deficit and entitlements. And we can't find Congress' hash stash.
Before the fiscal cliff, there was the debt ceiling. Next up is the battle over whether to keep funding the government, which comes to a head on March 27. Then the debt ceiling again.
I say let the sequester cuts kick in. I don't think they'll be that bad, but I wish they would be. I want airports full of disgruntled fliers and aircraft carriers running out of fuel and floating around like becalmed catamarans. I want mohair subsidies to peter out, leaving us sweaterless and irksome.
If something terrible happens, maybe we'll stop electing, from both parties, cowardly, shallow, self-interested, job-security obsessed weasels.
Tax revenue is far too low to pay our bills. The future costs of Medicare and Social Security will crush our economy if we don't make changes. And the vast majority of folks we send to Washington are in such safe seats that they do more for their election chances by refusing to compromise than they would by indulging in good governance.
Weighing in on which party is right in this sequester quarrel is like clarifying who's cheating more in a shuffleboard game on a sinking Titanic. That's why you don't really care, and I don't blame you.
It's more entertaining to use your time devising an awesome name for the next fabricated governing disaster.
Do you think our elected officials might get off their Underoos and do their jobs once we're facing "Thermonational Meltdown . . . 3000"?
Lane Filler is a member of the Newsday editorial board.


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- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules (dissolves in 1 tbsp hot water)
- 2 tsp coffee emulco
- extra egg yolk & nestum for glazing
- Cream butter & icing sugar until light.
- Beat in egg yolk and mix well.
- Sift in plain flour, baking powder and beat lightly.
- Stir in coffee liquid & coffee emulco and fold in rolled oat & Nestum. Mix well till a dough formed.
- Chill dough for 30mins. Roll out dough and cut out cookies. Brush cookies with egg yolk and coat with Nestum.
- Place on baking sheet and bake in preheated oven at 180 deg cel for 12-15mins until golden brown.


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There's nothing like the smell of black powder in the morning, along with the excitement and burnt propellant in the air that comes after launching a model rocket. All those 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s kids out there may remember the classes of model rocket engines – generally A, B, C, and D sized engines used to push your cardboard tube with balsa fins skyward.
A lot has changed in the world of model and amateur rocketry in the last few years. In 2009, the Tripoli Rocketry Association won a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to allow the sale of Ammonium perchlorate rocket engines to anyone. This lawsuit took almost 10 years to come to a head, but finally anyone can walk into Hobby Lobby and come out with D, E, F, and G engines in hand. Even our old favorite, Estes rockets, has gotten into the game by putting out a few awesome G-powered kits. With these off-the-shelf motors, anyone (in the US, at least) can launch a G-powered model rocket weighing under 1500 grams (3.3 lbs) without the need for a certification.
With that in mind, we're putting out a call for model rocket hacks. If you put together an microcontroller-powered altimeter project, awesome. Send it in. On board video camera? Great! Even if you built a huge replica of the Titan IIIe (or the Estes Star Rider, a personal favorite), send that thing in. If you're going for a huge Saturn V, the record to beat is a 1/10 scale model, so get on it.